DOG TALK® (and Kitties, Too!) originated on the only NPR station on Long Island, WLIW-88.3, where it has been on the air for 13 years and numerous consecutive shows. This Gracie® Award-winning show (for “Best entertainment and information program on local public radio”), is produced and hosted by pet wellness advocate Tracie Hotchner. Each show features Tracie’s interviews with authors and pet experts from around the world, discussing far-ranging topics involving practical and philosophical issues regarding our relationships with dogs and cats.
The show broadcasts from the East End and reaches all across Long Island, into Southern Connecticut and Westchester.
The show's theme song is "Mmm My Best Friend" by Sophie B. Hawkins from her album 
Kids Against Cruelty
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (05-28-2016) #474: Lou Wegner is a young actor and founder of Kids Against Cruelty which has chapters across the country to teach kindness to the younger generation — and will continue that mission as Youth Ambassador for the Dog Film Festival; Alex Kleinkopf talks about her book THE RESCUE DOG BUCKET LIST which will be in all the doggy swag bags in Los Angeles at the Pooch Party; Melissa Fay Greene discusses the value of dogs in helping both children and adults from emotional and physical disabilities in her book THE UNDERDOGS: CHILDREN, DOGS, AND THE POWER OF UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.
